Chapter 413 Uninvited Guest?

Hearing Xu Guanwen's words, Ana Shen smiled and said, "If it were released too early, wouldn't it be equivalent to a civil war? The songs are all written by Director Zhou, it's like the left hand beats the right hand."

Xu Guanwen pushed up his glasses and said with a smile, "Haha, that's good."

Ana Shen thought about it and felt that Xu Guanwen's words made sense.

If Mariah Carey's new song competes with Akina Nakamori's new song on Neon, it will be very beneficial to Zhou Yan, because in this way, the discussion about Zhou Yan as a producer will increase infinitely.

"That……"

"Okay, let's concentrate on filming. Today's task is quite heavy."

Zhou Yan interrupted Ana Shen who wanted to continue gossiping and started to lead him into working mode.

As for the two songs competing for the Neon Chart, Zhou Yan is not worried. After all, they are both singles and will have relatively little impact on each other's markets.

On the one hand, although Mariah Carey is Neon's most popular foreign female singer, Neon people are still more protective when it comes to listening to music. With "Snow Flower", "Someone Like You" "It's hard to dominate the list.

On the other hand, the market for "Someone Like You" is global, mainly in Europe and the United States. The distribution situation of Neon will not affect the overall situation.

"Snow Flower" itself only has a neon language version and a Chinese version, which is impossible to affect the global release of "Someone Like You".

As Zhou Yan expected, "Someone Like You" quickly entered the neon market. Although this song has swept the charts in many countries, it encountered "Waterloo" in neon and could only be released. It lags behind "Snow Flower" which has been released for some time.

Because "Snow Flower" is so popular in Neon, it is completely phenomenal. Neon has not been able to find a song with such popularity in the past few years, even the previously popular "Original Dream" and "Little Hands Holding Big Hands" cannot compare with "Snow Flower" in terms of popularity.

This song is so popular that other songs by Akina Nakamori have also become popular again.

That is to say, Mariah Carey is very popular in Neon. If another female singer, even Whitney Houston, were to sing, the situation would only be worse, and she might not even be able to keep second place.

Other European and American singers are so popular in Neon that they are not even worthy of carrying Mariah Carey's shoes.

Moreover, Mariah Carey will have a concert in Tokyo in November this year, so Neon fans are paying more attention to her songs during this period.

Because of the popularity of "Snow Flower", Akina Nakamori's career has improved a lot recently, and invitations to shows that she hasn't seen in a long time are coming one after another.

However, Akina Nakamori is not too interested in participating in the show now. Now that her career is booming again, she is taking the initiative to cool herself down.

Regarding Nakamori Akina's "lay down" attitude, Tomson didn't say anything. When she was invited to show, she just gave her the show information and let her choose.

As for which company she chooses and whether she chooses it or not, Tomson Corporation never interferes and gives her full freedom.

This also makes Akina Nakamori feel more and more that signing with Tomson is a very wise choice. If she changes to another company, I am afraid that she can't wait to let her go out to do business at this time.

After all, with such a good opportunity, it would be a pity not to consolidate the business while the iron is hot. This is all wasted money. Which company is willing to miss such a money-making opportunity?

Because of this, even though Akina Nakamori wanted to be flat, in order to live up to the resources Tomson invested in her, she still chose a few programs to accept, at least not to let Tomson lose money on her.

But now, except for music programs, she refuses to accept any other programs.

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After Zhou Yan filmed in Xiangjiang for a few days, the filming was going well, but he soon ran into trouble.

It turned out that Zhou Yan came over to film without any fanfare, and he didn't even inform Anita Mui and others who had visited the studio at the end of the show.

But they stayed here for a few days, and many people knew about it because of media reports.

Kelly Chen was the first person to visit the class after they arrived in Xiangjiang.

After that, Tsui Hark, Zhang Manyu, Zhang Xueyou, Du Zizhi and others came to visit the class, and even Zhou Xingchi came over.

Of course, Zhou Yan could understand that these people came to visit the class. After all, they were all friends and had cooperated more or less.

What Zhou Yan didn't expect the most was that Xiang Huaqiang also came to visit the class.

Before, Zhou Yan had no interaction with him at all, at least not directly.

When Xiang Huaqiang came, the crew was filming a scene in which the hero's sister had a car accident and was admitted to the hospital.

This scene was not shot in a real hospital. The crew found a room and arranged a ward scene themselves, because this scene only used one ward and did not require other shots of the hospital.

If you find a hospital to shoot, it will be a lot of trouble. It is better to set up the scene yourself, which is economical and saves time.

Zhou Yan was telling Li Xiaoran a play when he heard a commotion outside. He immediately realized that someone might be visiting the class.

Sighing slightly, he said to Li Xiaoran, "Rest for a while first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiang Huaqiang came in with two people.

Zhou Yan was very surprised when he saw Xiang Huaqiang. Before he could react, Xiang Huaqiang walked up to him with a smile and said, "Director Zhou, hello, hello."

Then he greeted Xu Guanwen and Wang Zuxian at the scene, "Mr. Xu, Zuxian."

Zhou Yan looked at Xiang Huaqiang, nodded and said, "Hello, Mr. Xiang, I wonder why you are here today?"

"I heard that Zu Xian was filming here, so I came here to visit the team. After all, we have worked together several times before. And I have also admired you, Director Zhou, for a long time. I have always wanted to find a chance to meet you, so I just happened to come here this time. ”

Although Xiang Huaqiang said that he came here because of Wang Zuxian, after arriving, most of his attention was focused on Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan narrowed his eyes, unable to figure out Xiang Huaqiang's purpose.

Zhou Yan has heard a lot of rumors about the Xiang brothers, both good and bad, but of course, the majority are bad.

Zhou Yan had no way of confirming whether these rumors were true. Originally, Zhou Yan didn't care about these rumors. After all, there was basically no intersection between them.

But when Xiang Huaqiang took the initiative to visit today, he had to be cautious.

The Xiang Huaqiang in front of me is of medium height, looks quite energetic, and has a smile on his face, not as fierce as in the movie.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Xiang. The crew is simple and there is no tea or tea to entertain you. Please forgive me."

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm just here to take a look and I'll be leaving soon. How many days will Director Zhou continue to shoot this movie in Xiangjiang?"

"It will be over in about a week or two." Zhou Yan replied.

"In such a hurry?"

"Many scenes have been filmed in other places, and we will go to Taiwan for filming later. We have also filmed a lot of scenes here in Hong Kong."

"I don't know, before I leave Xiangjiang, do you have time to give me a chance to treat you to a meal?" Xiang Huaqiang directly extended the invitation.

Zhou Yan frowned and said, "I'm really sorry. The filming of this drama is in a hurry. I'm afraid I won't have time to keep the appointment. Director Xu and the others came over before and said they wanted to have dinner together, but they had no choice but to turn it down. I accept Mr. Xiang's wishes. , Let’s talk about the meal later when we have a chance.”

After being rejected by Zhou Yan, Xiang Huaqiang did not try again, but said with regret, "That's a pity. Director Zhou, you have been to Xiangjiang several times before, and I have always wanted to find a chance to meet you, but there has been no chance. Find a good opportunity. Speaking of which, I am also a fan of your films, Director Zhou. I have watched all of your previous films without stopping, especially "The Sixth Sense", which left a deep impression on me."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Thank you for your support, Mr. Xiang. You are a senior in the industry. If I have the opportunity, I hope to ask you for more advice."

Xiang Huaqiang waved his hand quickly and said, "Director Zhou, you are joking. Although I started filming earlier, it is just because I am older. In terms of film attainments, you are far superior to me. If there is a chance, I hope to be able to film Zhou." I will direct you to collaborate on a drama. Although we at Starlight Entertainment started late, our development is pretty good and we guarantee that we will not hold you back.”

Although Xiang Huaqiang took the initiative to bring up the matter of cooperation, Zhou Yan did not respond and just said with a smile, "We all see Mr. Xiang's contribution to the development of Hong Kong's film industry, and we still have a lot to learn."

Before Xiang Huaqiang could say anything, Ana Shen came over and said, "Director Zhou, all teams are ready. This scene..."

Ana Shen had been following Zhou Yan for a while, and naturally saw that Zhou Yan didn't want to waste time with Xiang Huaqiang, so he ran out to urge Zhou Yan at the right time.

Ana Shen has done this many times, so he is quite familiar with it.

When Tsui Hark and Zhang Manyu came before, Ana Shen would come forward to urge them, but usually they would wait until Zhou Yan chatted with them for a while before urging them. Today, he saw that Zhou Yan didn't want to chat, so he urged them so quickly.

Zhou Yan could only apologize, "Mr. Xiang, I'm really sorry. The crew's filming schedule can't be stopped. How about I find someone else to accompany you?"

Xiang Huaqiang glanced at Ana Shen, and then smiled and said, "Dr. Zhou is serious. Since you are busy, I will take my leave first. We will make an appointment when we have time in the future. My arrival today is indeed abrupt. If it delays your filming, then I'm so sorry."

"Thank you Mr. Xiang for the T-shirt, then I won't keep you." Zhou Yan nodded and said to Jiang Mengfei, "Mengfei, help me give it to Mr. Xiang."

"You're welcome." Xiang Huaqiang smiled and waved to Wang Zuxian and Xu Guanwen, "Mr. Xu, Zuxian, I'm leaving first. Let's have tea together when we have the chance."

"Okay, Mr. Xiang, walk slowly."

After Xiang Huaqiang left, Zhou Yan didn't say anything, and took Ana Shen and the others back to start shooting. Chen Derong was still lying on the hospital bed in a daze, but when he heard the shooting started, he immediately sat up.

During this period, Chen Derong has become more and more into the character, and her performance is getting better and better. Every time she has a scene, the filming goes smoothly.

It was the same today. Chen Derong performed very well and the shots were quickly completed.

After the filming of the scene, when Zhou Yan was taking a rest, Wang Zuxian walked up to him and said, "Mr. Xiang came here just now. I guess I hope to win over you and let you help their company film."

In fact, Star Entertainment Company had handed Zhang Youan a script before and wanted to invite Zhou Yan to help them film a movie. Of course, Zhou Yan refused. He did not accept the script that was handed over to him at all.

Zhou Yan didn't take these things seriously. After all, there were many companies looking for him to film, and Star Entertainment was just one of them.

"Have you known each other before?" Zhou Yan asked.

Wang Zuxian shook his head, "I'm not very familiar with him, I just worked together a few times. Sister Amei is very familiar with his wife, and we have had dinner together in private. Their company is developing very well now, and they just acquired Starlight Entertainment this year. It’s still listed on the Stock Exchange, so I guess he won’t participate in movies in the future.”

Zhou Yan nodded. After the company went public, Xiang Huaqiang, as the boss, had to maintain his image, and it was really inappropriate to have to go out in public and film movies.

However, for Xiang Huaqiang, filming is just for fun, and he mainly makes money behind the scenes through production.

"How is he usually?" Zhou Yan asked again.

"I don't know much about him, but he is always polite to everyone, very polite and civilized."

Zhou Yan was quite surprised when he heard what Wang Zuxian said. He didn't expect that Wang Zuxian's impression of Xiang Huaqiang was that he was polite and civilized.

But this is the same as what Xiang Huaqiang showed when he came over just now.

Zhou Yan didn't ask any more questions. It was very difficult to understand someone from other people's mouths.

Not to mention that Wang Zuxian is not familiar with Xiang Huaqiang, even if he is very familiar with him, the Xiang Huaqiang she talks about may not be the real Xiang Huaqiang.

People themselves are complex and multi-faceted, and behave differently in front of different people.

The key is that Zhou Yan doesn't have much interest in Xiang Huaqiang.

After a short break, the shooting resumed.

Because people kept coming to visit the crew, it still had some impact on the crew's filming. The filming progress was a little delayed than Zhou Yan planned. Now he had to speed up to catch up with the plan.

After arriving in Xiangjiang, although the shooting plan was not as tense as the end of the set, Zhou Yan was much busier.

Because the conditions here in Xiangjiang are good, he thought of taking advantage of this time to compose the soundtrack for the movie.

If the soundtrack can be produced as much as possible before the filming of the movie is completed, it can save a lot of time in the post-production period.

So during this period, after the crew finished work, he would still be busy until late. (End of chapter)